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Question 1

Brain

Answer 1

Organ in your head , made up of nerves that processes information and controls behaviour .

Question 2

Anterior

Answer 2

directed towards the front , in relation to biology

Question 3

posterior

Answer 3

directed towards the back in relation to biology

Question 4

cerebellum

Answer 4

an area of the brain near to the brainstem that controls motor movements

Question 5

Forebrain

Answer 5

The anterior part of the brain containing the hemisphere and central brain structures

Question 6

Midbrain

Answer 6

The middle section of the brain forming part of the central nervous system

Question 7

Hindbrain

Answer 7

the lower part of the brain containing the cerebellum , pons and medulla oblongta.

Question 8

neural connections

Answer 8

links formed by messages passing from one nerve cell to another

Question 9

involuntary responses

Answer 9

A response to a stimulus without making a conscious choice , they are automatic such as sneezing or breathing

Question 10

symbolic play

Answer 10

children playing using objects and ideas to represent other objects and ideas

Question 11

egocentrism

Answer 11

unable to see the world from any viewpoint but one’s own

Question 12

morality

Answer 12

general principles about whats right and wrong , including good and bad behaviour

Question 13

schema

Answer 13

mental representations of the world based on one’s own experiences

Question 14

centration

Answer 14

focusing on one aspect of a situation and ignoring other relevant features

Question 15

animism

Answer 15

believing that objects that are not alive can behave as though they are alive

Question 16

irreversibility

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not understanding that an action can be reversed to return to its original state

Question 17

assimilation

Answer 17

incorporating new experiences into existing schemas

Question 18

accomodation

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when a schema has to be changed to deal with a new experience

Question 19

adaptation

Answer 19

using assimilation and accomodation to make sense of the world

Question 20

equilibrium

Answer 20

when a child’s schema can explain all that they experience , a state of mental balance

Question 21

mindset

Answer 21

A set of beliefs someone has that guides how someone responds to or interprets a situation

Question 22

ability

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what someone can do , such as maths ability , Dweck suggests that ability can be seen as innate and fixed or as able to be improved

Question 23

effort

Answer 23

when you try to do better using determination

Question 24

fixed mindset

Answer 24

believing your abilities are fixed and unchangeable

Question 25

growth mindset

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believing practice and effort can improve your abilities

Question 26

short term memory

Answer 26

our initial memory store that is temporary and limited

Question 27

long term memory

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a memory store that holds potentially limitless amount of information for up to a life time

Question 28

rehearse

Answer 28

repeat information over and to make it stick

Question 29

motor skills

Answer 29

actions that involve muscles and brain processes , resulting in movement .

Question 30

decentration

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being able to take separate yourself from the world and take different views of a situation , so not being egocentric

Question 31

social learning

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learning by observing and copying others

Question 32

self-regulation

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limiting and controlling yourself without influence from others

Question 33

nature

Answer 33

explanation of behaviour focusing on innate factors , the things we are born with

Question 34

nurture

Answer 34

explanation of behaviour that focus on environmental factors , the things that happen to us